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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaydub Spliffenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Musashi comes to the cage accompanied by Yokozuna Theme. Spliffenberger is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Roll 'em Up. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
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195 cm
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215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Good takedowns
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miyamoto Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaydub Spliffenberger!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi stuns Spliffenberger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spliffenberger misses with a body kick.
Spliffenberger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spliffenberger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spliffenberger ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
Spliffenberger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Spliffenberger looks to land a body kick but Musashi moved away.
Nice body kick there by Spliffenberger.
Musashi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Musashi moves out of range of the body kick from Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger fails to land the takedown.
Spliffenberger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Spliffenberger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi connects with the punch.
Musashi lands the left hand.
Musashi blocks a low kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Musashi blocks the leg kick.
Musashi checks a leg kick.
Musashi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Jaydub Spliffenberger has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spliffenberger ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
Spliffenberger blocks a jab.
Spliffenberger tries to clinch but Musashi is having none of it.
Musashi throws a leg kick
and Spliffenberger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Spliffenberger landing knees to the head.
Spliffenberger trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffenberger tries a knee to the head but Musashi blocks it.
Musashi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spliffenberger backwards.
Spliffenberger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Musashi wants to stall.
Spliffenberger tries a knee to the head but Musashi blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Musashi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Spliffenberger tries a knee to the head but Musashi blocks it.
Spliffenberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Musashi is defending well for now.
Musashi managing to block the knees to the body from Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger trying to land knees to the body.
Spliffenberger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffenberger connects with a nasty looking knee right to Musashi's face.
Spliffenberger fails to pull guard.
Miyamoto Musashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaydub Spliffenberger.
Musashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spliffenberger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Musashi avoids it.
Musashi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spliffenberger is keeping busy.
Spliffenberger trying to land knees to the body.
Spliffenberger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Musashi just leaning against Spliffenberger, taking a breather.
Spliffenberger trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Musashi leaning against his opponent.
Spliffenberger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Musashi.
Spliffenberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Musashi is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Spliffenberger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Musashi.
Musashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Musashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spliffenberger scores a nice knee to the body.
Spliffenberger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Musashi.
Spliffenberger jumps guard but Musashi stands there with Spliffenberger around his waist. Spliffenberger gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Spliffenberger working Musashi over with knees to the body.
Spliffenberger landing knees to the body.
Musashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spliffenberger trying to land knees to the body.
Musashi trying to stall but Spliffenberger improves his position.
Spliffenberger tries to pull guard but Musashi won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miyamoto Musashi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaydub Spliffenberger's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Musashi misses with a straight left.
Musashi throws a leg kick but Spliffenberger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Spliffenberger clinches up against the cage.
Musashi avoiding damage as Spliffenberger throws knees to the body.
Spliffenberger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Musashi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spliffenberger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Musashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spliffenberger missing with knees to the body.
Spliffenberger trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spliffenberger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Musashi.
Musashi managing to block the knees to the body from Spliffenberger.
Musashi looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Musashi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffenberger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Musashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Spliffenberger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Musashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Musashi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Musashi tries to stall but Spliffenberger uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Musashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Musashi managing to block the knees to the body from Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger misses with a knee strike.
Musashi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Spliffenberger up against the cage.
Musashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Musashi avoiding damage as Spliffenberger throws knees to the body.
Spliffenberger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Musashi managing to block the knees to the body from Spliffenberger.
Musashi taking a breather.
Spliffenberger tries to land knees in the clinch but Musashi avoids the damage to the body.
Musashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spliffenberger connects with a knee to the head.
Spliffenberger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Musashi blocks it with crossed arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Spliffenberger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Musashi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spliffenberger obliges.
Spliffenberger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Musashi avoids it.
Musashi managing to block the knees to the body from Spliffenberger.
Musashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spliffenberger landing knees to the body.
Spliffenberger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Musashi avoids it.
Spliffenberger connects with a nasty looking knee right to Musashi's face.
Spliffenberger scores with a knee to the head.
Spliffenberger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spliffenberger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Musashi has Spliffenberger pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliffenberger trying to land knees to the body.
Musashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spliffenberger tries to land knees in the clinch but Musashi avoids the damage to the body.
Musashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Musashi managing to block the knees to the body from Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Spliffenberger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Spliffenberger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Musashi.
Musashi is trying to maintain a safe position but Spliffenberger gets an underhook and turns Musashi into the cage.
Spliffenberger connects with a nasty looking knee right to Musashi's face.
Spliffenberger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Musashi.
Spliffenberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Musashi is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaydub Spliffenberger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jaydub Spliffenberger's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Spliffenberger avoids the head kick by Musashi.
Musashi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Spliffenberger counters with a thumping low kick.
Spliffenberger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Musashi as he jumps to the side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spliffenberger. That's going to slow Musashi down.
Spliffenberger scoring well with a low kick there.
Spliffenberger lands a leg kick that knocks Musashi off balance momentarily.
Musashi digs a good body shot into Spliffenberger's ribs.
Spliffenberger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Musashi takes a step back to recover.
Spliffenberger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffenberger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Musashi, pushing him back against the cage.
Musashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Musashi.
Musashi managing to block the knees to the body from Spliffenberger.
Musashi wants to get back to striking at distance but Spliffenberger won't allow it.
Spliffenberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Musashi is defending well for now.
Musashi managing to block the knees to the body from Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger tries to land knees in the clinch but Musashi avoids the damage to the body.
Spliffenberger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Musashi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spliffenberger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Musashi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Spliffenberger up against the cage.
Musashi is trying to maintain a safe position but Spliffenberger gets an underhook and turns Musashi into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Musashi managing to block the knees to the body from Spliffenberger.
Musashi managing to block the knees to the body from Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Musashi blocks it with crossed arms.
Spliffenberger misses with a knee to the head.
Spliffenberger tries to land knees in the clinch but Musashi avoids the damage to the body.
Spliffenberger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Musashi.
Musashi avoiding damage as Spliffenberger throws knees to the body.
Musashi trying to control the position but instead, Spliffenberger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Musashi into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffenberger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spliffenberger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Spliffenberger gets control of Musashi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Spliffenberger will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Spliffenberger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spliffenberger trying to keep a closed guard but Musashi is proving a slippery customer.
Musashi stands and steps away. Spliffenberger gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Spliffenberger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Musashi checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliffenberger tries to clinch up.
Spliffenberger misses with a low kick as Musashi jumps back.
Spliffenberger tries a low kick but Musashi avoids it.
Spliffenberger throws a leg kick
letting Musashi counter with a right hand.
Spliffenberger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Musashi is able to avoid easily.
Spliffenberger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Musashi throws a leg kick but Spliffenberger checks it.
Spliffenberger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miyamoto Musashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Musashi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spliffenberger. Spliffenberger obviously looking to wear him down.
Spliffenberger misses with a body kick.
Musashi misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jaydub Spliffenberger.
I think Spliffenberger has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaydub Spliffenberger!
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energy
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